Iran has arrested an ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, the latest move by opponents of the president to try to weaken his position.
Mohammad Sharif Malekzadeh, an ally of the president's ch

An Iranian court has barred a vice president and ally of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from holding office for 'violations' in a previous job, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Saturday, in a blow to the president.
Hamid Baqaie, one